Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tilth

/tɪlθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: tilth
IPA: /tɪlθ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Agricultural labour; husbandry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cultivated land

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Rich cultivated soil.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The land is in good tilth and ready to plant."
"Escaped from thicket and from fen at last he saw the tilth of men."
"One morning she was kneeling on an old grain sack on the wet black soil, turning the thick rich tilth over and smoothing it ready for the new lettuces."

Etymology

From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tilthe, tilþ
Suffix: till

Usage

Inflected Forms

tilths (plural)

Derived Forms

tilther

Phrases

earth-tilth

Frequently Paired Words

till tillage

Synonyms

cultivated land farmland plowland ploughland tilled land tillage

Rhymes With

filth earth-tilth spilth illth

Questions

How do you pronounce tilth?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɪlθ/.
What does tilth mean?: Agricultural labour; husbandry.
Where does tilth come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce tilth

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